Implementing Test Automation Framework Using Model-Based Testing Approach

Abstract

There are various stages present in the process of software testing lifecycle which starts mainly with the requirement review process, proceeds with test planning, test designing, test case development and execution of test cases and ends with test reporting phase. This paper will emphasize mainly on the application of model-based testing with test automation frameworks for automating the test designing and test development phases of software testing lifecycle. In the test development phase it mainly provides information about using model-based testing in the activity related to the development of test automation scripts for execution of tests. This mainly tells about the steps involved in the implementation of test automation framework using the approach of model-based testing. Test development and test designing both can be automated to decrease the amount of human effort and cost for the same in the project. The development of test scripts which includes both automated and manual tests can be automated using the concept of model-based testing. In this approach firstly the model is created for capturing the behaviour of the system which is under test. After this the model-based testing tool parses the same to create the manual testing scripts. The model-based testing tool then in addition generates the automated test scripts for automated test execution and can also be integrated with popular tools and test automation frameworks. So, using a model for automating the creation of both automated and manual test scripts not only saves cost and thereby effort, but also increases the amount of coverage and reduces a significant amount of time for the product to go to market.